If we soak the #plant in #mineralized and saturated #hydrocarbonate water (like Karlovy Vary), then after some time the plant will be covered with #crystals. They will replicate the shapes of the plant. A fragile stone flower will form. A kind of "fossil" (not real, not from ancient times).

Vilnius University Geology Museum.

#stoneflowers #fossil #plant #geochemistry #chemistry #interesting_world